A Rusting Cargo Ship Leaks Contaminated Water into St. Lawrence River
A rusting cargo ship in Lake St. Louis is at imminent risk of leaking millions of litres of contaminated water that could end up...
The Port of Rotterdam Witness Uptrend Despite Global Slowdown
Increased throughput of crude oil and oil products helped port of Rotterdam increase its goods throughput by a total 4.9% to 466.4 million tonnes...
2015 – A Classic Game Of Two Halves
2015 was driven by the cumulative impact of weakening demand trends. World Economy witnessed various disturbances in vessel demand.
Highlights:
The first half of the year...
Crankshaft Seized After a Diesel Generator Overhaul
Incident
: Crankshaft unable to Turn after Maintenance
Engine
: Bergen Diesel KRG-6, 1032 kW, 720 rpm
A vessel had a serious breakdown of diesel generators and it...
HMS Vanguard: Disaster In Harbour
The eighth HMS Vanguard of the British Royal Navy was a St Vincent class battleship, an enhancement of the ´dreadnought´ design built by Vickers...
Turkish Company Found Guilty In US Pollution Claims
Istanbul-based ship management company Ciner Gemi Acente İşletme ve Ticket A.Ş. was found guilty for routinely discharging oily waste-water into the sea from its...
US ECA Tier III Requirements Enter into Force (Jan 15 2016)
Ships constructed on or after 1st January, 2016 and entering into the North American or US Caribbean Emission Control Areas (ECA) must comply with...
Amazon Container Ship Operation Plan
Amazon gets ready for its own cargo container ship operation out of China
It is reported that US Federal Maritime Commission listed Amazon, through its China...
Larvae in Cargo Ship Again
An Insect larvae found in the cargo of the bulker carrying palm kernel into the Port of Timaru, caught the attention of biosecurity officers over...
[Watch] The Artificial Reef From The Sunken Tugboat
The tugboat Ocean Wind was sunken by the Escambia County’s Marine Resources Division to serve as the county's newest artificial reef. The tugboat...
Vessel Capsizes off Dampier Kills Two
On early Sunday morning, two people have been found dead after an overturned vessel was spotted south of Mawby Island near Dampier.
A Marine Search...
A New Case Of Ebola Discovered In Africa
An individual died of Ebola last week who is believed to have travelled from Kambia near to the border with Guinea. The incident is...
Ship-to-Ship Transfer of LNG Completed
Earlier this week, ship-to-ship transfer of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) between the tankers Excelerate and Arctic Princess has been completed successfully.
In the fourth operation...
57 Jumped Overboard as a Ferry Caught Fire
Fire onboard a passenger vessel off the northeastern coast of New Zealand’s North Island near the town of Whakatane. Around 57 people onboard the...
A Tanker Loaded with Lubricating Oil Sinks After Collision
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be
A coastal tanker loaded with lubricating oil collided with a gravel carrier off Umihotaru in Tokyo Bay, Japan. The 92 ton coastal tanker suffered...
IMO Ballast Water Convention Will Not Come into Force in 2016!
Ballast Water Management(BWM) convention along with IMO and partner IHS Maritime & Trade were tied up to verify tonnage figures compliance for convention’s final...
America Tops the Global Energy Sector
America has become the world’s number one energy producer due to its ingenuity and initiative in the field of oil and natural gas. This...
What are Wave Springs?
A Spring is an elastic device, typically a helical metal coil, that can be pressed or pulled but returns to its former shape when...
Fire in Brazil’s Santos Port
A Chemical Container Blaze Restricts Brazil's Santos Port
On Thursday, the fire started at the container terminal in Brazil's largest port of Santos.
Nearly a dozen...
Stretch Often At Work
Are you a person spending a long day by working on your desk? Please study carefully.
Sitting back at your desk a long day is...
